Compliance and Investigations

Companies need to take into account a wide range of rules, which, in addition to official regulations, more generally stem from expectations set by the surrounding society and stakeholders. Compliance traditionally refers to ensuring that regulation, rules and laws are followed in all situations. As part of responsible business, compliance now extensively covers the company's efforts to comply with all of society's rules of the game. The areas of compliance include preventing corruption and conflicts of interest, ensuring legality of financial reporting, ensuring compliance with insider regulations, protecting trade secrets, complying with data protection and competition laws, preventing harassment and bullying in the workplace, and ensuring enforcement of sanctions. Management of compliance function is based on the company's strategy and business principles. Compliance function must be based on an understanding of business risks and possibilities of risk management.

We help our customers gain understanding of, prepare for and react to business-related regulation in a wide range of areas, manage the risks associated with it and benefit from it in their operations. 

We help our customers throughout the business lifecycle to meet evolving – and sometimes conflicting – regulatory requirements. Our international network of nearly one hundred offices enables us to provide an efficient and flexible service globally.

• We help your company prepare for business-related legal risks.
• We design tailored Compliance programs, codes of conduct and assessments. We also provide Compliance training for various target groups. 
• We help identify and map contract risks and non-contractual liability risks, as well as risks related to internal processes, occupational safety and employment. 
• We provide training related to the Board's responsibility, insider regulation and stock exchange information, ESG and compliance training to various target groups, as well as training tailored to the needs of companies. 

As part of a company's governance system, well-designed corporate governance fosters accountability and facilitates management.

• Our services include, inter alia, legal preparatory work related to annual general meetings, acting as chairman in annual general meetings as well as services of the secretary of the board.
• We advise on stock exchange information and reporting, and assist in committee work. 
• We tailor ongoing compliance advice according to your company’s needs, including monitoring and reporting on evolving regulation. 

We react quickly when needed and, relying on our long-term experience, solve challenging situations.

• We provide support in litigation, investigations and negotiations. Our service also includes monitoring compliance programs and handling abuse. In the event of insolvency our Restructuring and Insolvency team provides comprehensive advice.